The Story of GD's Most Mysterious Level

[@noxvera]

i like to think that darkx actually knows about your attempts to restore his level and is having a laugh about it

[@NameName-ho3ej]

that's very in character and i love imagining that

[@diceguy10]

yeah lol

[@hazel_slayzel]

I have a conspiracy theory that he has the copy of the full level and is just watching, waiting until someone beats the restoration and when they do, he will release the full level to the public

[@diceguy10]

@@hazel_slayzel yeah i hope but he probably forgot about the game and has no idea about this lol

[@moonl1314]

@@hazel_slayzel conspiracy?

[@TrideGD]

This video is so incredibly well put together. Element 111 Rg is a level that normally wouldn't even be close to interesting but just the mysterious nature of this lost level is so fascinating. Incredible work on the research you've done over the years, and thank you for this amazing video summarizing it perfectly

[@ivn4843]

hello tride

[@ixkyu]

i wish it was still around to play accessibly however the mysterious nature of the level does make it quite unique looking at little details such as when the level could have been deleted

[@06NinjaKid06]

hi tride

[@jordanisbad]

Yep, the level just gives me those Erie vibes.

[@ERRR0RR]

"wouldn't even be close to interesting" I guess everything before 1.9 was literal dirt

[@matheusc.7614]

DarkX knowledge of the game's mechanics always gonna be something so fascinating to me, the dude created 2 lvls and that was enough for him to know how to create weird and mega difficult timings(some of them were kinda ground-breaking tbh), and strange design choices. The guy was truly an anomaly.

[@randomannoyance]

Korean creators are just built different

[@eveyrhting]

i think his way of thinking coming from the mario roms helped with discovering most of these gimicks

[@sasdrob]

most of the events and players from 2.0 and earlier are anomalies, like have you seen what Mefewe was capable of doing back in early 2016?

[@mindulle21]

@@sasdrob we know, but there is something about darkx that is unique, i mean according to this and past videos about 111 rg this was his second level, he had a very precise knowledge of gimmicks

[@alecrutz956]

I'm sure it has to do with a lot of experimentation, just goofing around in the editor and forgoing the need to be playable

[@pamka6913]

It's been a pleasure to work on this for almost 3 years now. Despite getting frustrating at times, the search has still been fun and I hope it will be, as I don't plan to stop. Thanks for connecting me with so many people

[@SunMoon..]

unlisted video funnies

[@anti7654]

real

[@dumbass12]

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[@aubergine1115]

hi

[@Rare_7]

Wait how is this 19 hours ago

[@Komatic5]

It’s insane how much history a single GD level can really have, props to you for putting this all together for the second time.

[@soondslash]

real

[@byba982]

@@soondslash real

[@blokos_]

@@byba982 real

[@KyogreGames_GD]

@@blokos_ real

[@npestafan]

@@KyogreGames_GD real

[@Morality9]

Fun fact: Roentgenium or Rg, is a radioactive metal isotope that has a very unstable and short half life. Much like the level itself, it can be said that the radioactive impact of its existence once thought to be an incredible feat* now has exploded into nothing a lot of people can't remember.

[@Glatier]

Meta...

[@methathesis]

Ayo stormfly liked thsi

[@npestafan]

ironic

[@improbablyfur]

then Element 118 Og (if it existed) would be gone immediately

[@MarioRuizGalvez]

Wow how ironic lol

[@kaere726]

Thanks for making this video a lot and want to say sorry for spending so much time for investigating our -ugly- past (we were too young for documenting the whole process and records briefly). I fortunately found my saved backups in my old phone but it's sad that it wasn't that effective for restoration. Hope y'all have a great end of the year! -PMCreatorArco

[@geo1496]

thanks for hosting such a wonderful series! i still love playing the old maps and it's such a treat to be able to experience what's left of it

[@Knali2001]

The End of the Series :c

[@newlineschannel]

lol

[@gabby_5820]

Thanks for releasing such an amazing series man 👍

[@adteyk9359]

Come back Arco! We miss you!

[@LastPrismAlex]

i can't explain how much this story fascinates me, ever since i knew about this level back in may 2020, everything about its story, to its creator, to its restoration completely hooked me i'm 100% sure no other story in the game will ever be as interesting and mysterious as this one, and i can't even begin to imagine how much research and time went into trying to find tiny pieces of the puzzle everywhere online i could go on for ages on how this is my absolute favorite lost media story in general, but i will just thank you inmensely for letting me help you out editing this video, the fact that of all videos i could've worked on, you decided to trust me with this one of a kind story is crazy to me, i put my heart and soul into this video, just as you all did with the research and restoration, it means the world to me, i hope you all enjoy ❤

[@tryagaintrygd7339]

Hi

[@newlineschannel]

yes

[@danouwuxo]

Yoooooooo, lastprismalex, eres sin duda el creador de contenido más infravalorado en esta comunidad, pero aún así eres el mejor y te sigues esforzando todos los días para streamear y editar, una leyenda… (espero ganes los awards xd)

[@KazGMD]

Español

[@gaphem]

YYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[@BraveBlitz]

It actually hurts so much on how damn close we were to actually finding the level. This level is so mysterious and I both love and hate it. Maybe by some miracle someone has this level backed up with that backup app but I’m definitely not holding my breath on that, absolutely amazing video.

[@NorcdaChilda]

Masterful storytelling and research. We need such great documentarians like you to preserve the legacy of the GD community.

[@devisals]

I agree

[@snappy4212]

You still exist? Wow

[@noreverie]

its been a while, old friend

[@paulgaming3795]

Absolutely loved your skits

[@jonnyjonasjohnson3650]

36:26 that's what accidentally happened to ICDX back in the day. I remember when SCP Lanst "beat it" the most common thing to see was "I don't care if it's hacked or not, I'm just happy to be able to see the entire level." Truly a great time in the game that won't happen anymore.

[@cyanified]

man what happened to that guy?

[@RotaryMan1776]

When was this?

[@SeptaGon7]

@@cyanified he stopped playing gd years back, now works on game development

[@soreal156]

@@SeptaGon7 wow im glad to hear that, right in was my favorite level back then

[@improbablyfur]

he got blown up by the chess community rip

[@sdslayer100]

Really solid video, had me very invested to the point where even I'm infuriated that there were moments that were so close to finding the original thing. Hopefully someday DarkX himself just comes out of the woods and helps us restore the level if he doesn't still have it.

[@06NinjaKid06]

hi sd

[@RGC_animation]

At that point that would be more insulting than never helping in the first place. Imagine if he knew about all of the restoration struggles and just decided to have a laugh about it lol.

[@sdslayer100]

@@RGC_animation i mean if bro doesnt have the level anymore and acknowledges he was just being an immature kid, i feel like helping to restore it is the best he can do

[@davinchristino]

@@RGC_animation He might not even be aware that all this is going on now, but he _may_ learn it later...

[@zod1acgd]

The fact that this level could literally just be sitting somewhere in the sea of the internet waiting to be found is insane.

[@funwithtommyandmore]

111 likes

[@TipsX]

I am so proud of myself to be a loyal Stormfly fan

[@fangier0]

I am so proud to be 69th comment

[@newlineschannel]

same

[@peterg6889]

Same

[@miadesynced]

Same

[@adriangd5040]

Same

[@thepersonwhoasked9475]

Twitter has turned into the new dark X

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

this comment is amazing

[@npestafan]

this is the worst and best joke ever

[@averagelizard2489]

Help me

[@drugbusbasement]

Literally

[@badpiggs]

your comment so good robtop is gonna star rate it 💀💀

[@KairozSX8]

I was waiting for this video, i'm so excited for it! Element 111 Rg is definiteley the most mysterious level on the entire game, all the history of this level is so weird and complex, making this video insaneley important

[@seano.4009]

the spike is black

[@improbablyfur]

@@seano.4009it’s red tho…

[@meepster1237]

Goodness I thought I would click off this video within 20 minutes, boy was I wrong. I thought watching an hour long documentary of how a old level was rebuild would be boring, especially since I suck at staying to the end of a video, but this was so interesting. The way DarkX hid the level from everyone in such a strange manner and how the restoration of the level was clinging on to every last bit of information you could get, even if it was from an 8 year old memory from a random commenters brain, is fascinating. There are so many moments where you are so close to getting your hands on this beast but then being shot down by by the littlest of things. I love they way this video was put together and I'm super glad I stayed to the end! Keep up the good work for 2023 Storm!

[@meepster1237]

If this wasn't posted a day before the GD 2022 award results, I would of voted for this to be the best GD video of 2022! :D

[@Sekarii]

GOD. Between your video and Samifying's video, I have been in shock by just how impressive some of the GD community's talents are. These videos are literally more entertaining than a full on movie. Amazing job Stormfly.

[@ASAPlayzGD]

Honestly the fact that we know not everything is exact but we still have some parts we know are pretty much the same just makes the level more interesting, This was certainly a very interesting video, good work.

[@lerdeldrinboiYT]

It's frustrating how perfectly hidden the level was, both by accident and on purpose. It's like the universe itself doesn't want us to find the whole level. Congrats DarkX, you won, no one will ever completely find Element 111 Rg.

[@geo1496]

This has been such an amazing project. I am so thankful to have been part of the search and since it seems like it’s never over, I hope one day our work will lead us to the level itself. Awesome job and thanks to everyone involved

[@ashes6816]

what was the deletion date?

[@lldsll7395]

How'd you guys confirm it?

[@geo1496]

@@lldsll7395 there was one post by dssdsds on April 19th that I did bring up a few times but unfortunately never made it into this video. said post details his progress of several different demons including one which states something along the lines of “Element 111 Rg 7% (it’s in saved, version 2)” and after asking a korean to double check the translation we came to the conclusion that it was likely that dssdsds meant that he was only able to see his progress data on the level because it was in his saved folder. what this means is the level was deleted by robtop himself

[@JXChannel]

@@geo1496 damn does that mean robtop is responsible for all the agony described in this video lol

[@lldsll7395]

@@geo1496 Cool. I'm Korean too, I went to GDW to check it out, and I can second that. For those who are wondering, the comment he's mentioning here exactly translates to: Element 111 Rg 7% (it was in saved.. ㄷㄷ version 2). ㄷㄷis Korean internet slang that means you're surprised

[@dzlrpacks]

Wow. This was fucking awesome! I don't think I've ever been this invested in a geometry dash documentary or any documentary ever. Thank you so much Storm and Alex for putting together this masterpiece!

[@clubstepstudios3912]

This reminds me of the time where CGP Grey spent half of a year trying to find the oldest Tiffany.

[@Gabriel2005Gaming]

wait what

[@dabearodactyl]

"TIFFANY" - Tiffany from Adventure Time

[@asheep7797]

And when he found out that the only person who might've been interested died years ago.

[@Corrupt_W]

what

[@timgorg1919]

Absolutely. It's like archeology but online.

[@cosmicjenny4508]

Incredible. It’s fascinating how a level so infamous can fade into obscurity and be lost. I feel as though a full copy of Element 111 Rg being found is a matter of when and not if, even if it’s the nerfed version. Here’s to 2023!

[@Logic_GMD]

I always love Stormfly’s explanations. They are extremely detailed and on point. He’s basically in line Colon.

[@fzxfzxfzx]

both have their drawbacks

[@kronos_1337.]

Colon if he wasn't "quirky"

[@theoboueid6450]

The lore around this freaking level goes so deep. This video is like the embodiement of the "but wait there is more" moment. I like it how you talked about all the layers, after layers, after LAYERS there was to this story and all the struggles you went through during the research. It's like it made me sympathize with your frustration everytime you were met with a dead end. 10/10 VIDEO.

[@TrueKienzster]

Just watched the entire video in one go. Thank you Stormfly for making my favourite Geometry Dash content and for putting in so much effort to make sure the content is great. Wish you the best going into 2023

[@emiliavalentino7226]

I am not the biggest geometry dash fan,but this? This is monumental. Congratulations to everyone who worked on this,and their incredible work.

[@vladnightmare]

This vid was honestly incredible. I knew about the recreation of the level for a while now, but I've never known where you got all of the gameplay from. The amount if techniques you used in this search is INSANE. The fact that all of this came from just a random ass level from a not very known series from 2014 is wild. This is probably the best, most well put together video about this game I've seen in my 7 years of playing it

[@TiiroyGX]

That is more suprising if someone verify that or that Real one

[@RaiderStruckAgain]

Imagine DarkX saw this since stormfly's first video about this level, and on the 10th anniversary of this levels release, he suddenly releases the full level, and his final message saying how it was fun to hide this level, but it's time to uncover the mystery people have waited to see, that would be epic, but highly unlikely

[@Fowlware]

oh fuck 2023 gonna be fire

[@junjun8855]

@@Fowlware all we can do is wait

[@junjun8855]

@GaMeSLaYeR goddammit

[@npestafan]

update: no

[@DecidiousGreens]

april 2024

[@PragandSens]

This video *amazes me* Context: I was addicted to youtube for a long time and.... i've seen some pretty good creators in my 9000+ hours time of watching youtube, and one thing is for certain, you are one of the few youtubers that i really follow closely, ever since the "all top demons" video, the one that you narrated, damn, u are so good, keep up the good work man, you are an inspiration for me :D. pd: Keep an eye on me, I'll be beating Extreme Demon Acu one time every day of 2023, maybe i'll be on your radar or on reddit.

[@NameName-ho3ej]

Good luck. Don't give up with that, it might get daunting, it might seem impractical, but practically doesn't matter when you set yourself a personal goal.

[@krlllx]

are you the one who beat acu like 400 times?

[@PragandSens]

@@krlllx No, i'm not, but recently i've managed to beat it (off camera) 3 times in a day, and 8 times in total :D, even with the input lag that V-sync has (165Hz monitor), so i think i have the skill to do it. I have no idea how to install Mega Hack v5 in linux so... i'll be Dual Booting Windows + Linux for this challenge i suppose, i need mega hack v5 ;p Thanks for the luck wished ma dude :D

[@snappy4212]

Bruh I literally have 98% on acu and I can’t beat it. Good luck with that though.

[@zoox]

I rarely comment on GD videos, but this one has to be one of my favorite ever. I already really liked the first video you made 2 years ago about this level, but this is another level. Everything is so well explained and organized. I really hope that one day all of these efforts you put into this level will conclude to a 100% accurate version of the level, even though following what you said, the chances are unfortunately pretty low. I rarely thank people for making videos, but thank you for taking the time to make videos and tell the knowledge you have on this level. Have a happy new year, and I’m definitely looking forward to your other videos.

[@braybraygd]

This was incredible to watch, one of the best GD documentaries out there. Your dedication, attention to detail, and care of preservation of this is something that should not be overlooked. Amazing job with this, such an enjoyable piece to watch.

[@FadeScratch]

I think this video is the best one that this community has ever made, across all these 10 years. So much so, that I keep coming back to it every once in a while, just to rewatch it.

[@sethdash1906]

This was such an interesting video, ive been keeping up with this level for a while and to see the story of this level was incredible, the hurdles you and everyone else went through to find this id imagine would’ve been very heartbreaking at times, though im glad yall were able to get as much info out of it as possible, i can say that i think your efforts were worth it, it made for a very interesting and mysterious story that resulted in a decent chunk of a level lost to time being restored, hearing the process of what all went into restoring the level specifically was really neat too, finding all the images and hearing about all the people that you contacted and seeing what they said they remembered, also as far as this video goes, it was made wonderfully, the editing and the way you told the story progression was amazingly, i hope this vid can gain some traction and hopefully if even possible, results in some more of the level being found, so yeah thanks for all the effort you put into this project and the vid, and i hope you had a good Christmas stormy, cant wait to see what next year has to offer!

[@Idkwhattoputlmaoejjdjsdn]

People like you and Norkbork carrying on the legacy of Sea1997 are legendary

[@Anxmaly666]

I'm honestly speechless after watching this video. The editing, storytelling, music choice, and just overall presentation was top notch. This video is a masterpiece and there isn't a better way you could've ended the year off. Even though I am a relatively new player (joined in late 2020) I love to learn about little points in the game's history like this and I'm really happy that they're people like you who take the time and effort to make this type of content.

[@orca-e2x]

holy shit this brings me up with so much nostalgia amazing video, it never got me bored for the entire hour

[@adteyk9359]

Hi Orca, you're a legend

[@ninjarc.2715]

Oh hi

[@prismic_]

ORCA!!!!!!

[@slypenir]

The story of element 111 rg is amazing. I can’t believe we’ve gone 3 years with this series. Thank you stormfly for making these videos!

[@-mikko-1373]

You did an incredible job stormfly. I wonder what darkx would think if he saw this. A level he himself was visibly very proud of and which got backlashed by the community being recreated and restored to the glory that it deserves.

[@grafixx8]

one of my favorite videos on the entire platform. I've rewatched it for the third time now. VERY VERY WELL MADE! ✌

[@jonoplayz]

Hey stormfly, I know this is like 6 months late but if you have the ability to transfer the save file mentioned to have element 111 rg in the saved level list. You can still get copy of the level if you use mod menu on a mobile device with said save file. Im sure megahack V7 also has the ability to do this, but if not. Mod menu can (I tested it with older levels and I can still create copies of them even if the feature didn't exist when the level was uploaded)

[@Thatsforshadowing]

But were they deleted?

[@jonoplayz]

@@Thatsforshadowing I tested that too and yes that also still works

[@isaiahmartushev9371]

Tf we need stormy to see this bruh

[@jonoplayz]

@@isaiahmartushev9371 all he needs to manage is to update the game that he obtained element 111 rg in to 2.1 then he can copy it

[@sborealis]

​@@jonoplayz commenting so stormfly notices this this is insane if true

[@TheRealVodun13]

I can't believe that one of the oldest, weirdest, most hated and worst looking levels has spawned such deep and interesting lore. I always enjoy your Rg videos, they are very intriguing and I always look forward to more. Hopefully we'll find more about it as we go, I'd love for it to not end here.

[@Goatifi]

Hope the suffering ends at some point, amazing video probably the best video you have made on your channel, and great job to Alex for most of the editing as well

[@tryagaintrygd7339]

I have been watching your channel for months (without an account) and i want to say this is one of the best geometry dash documentary’s good job :)

[@aldia8268]

Garbage levels are always so interesting compared to the new projects the generic mc hosts are making these days. This was a really good video Storm, I hope some day a random person will show up with the level, who knows if a random 5 years old played the game back in the days and played the thing, it might still be there somewhere, the internet never forgets anything

[@mcdondagd]

bro this video makes me want to make terrible 1.6 impossible levels. Also probably the longest video anyones managed to keep me hooked for, close second being sami's new video. But yeah, amazing job, keep it up

[@Cambsy]

This video is an absolute banger, criminally underrated.

[@3jesus3christ3]

its been 1 day not really underrated but ok

[@Cambsy]

@@3jesus3christ3 lets hope the algorithm does its work

[@CoingamerFL]

Beautiful. You are by far the best GD youtuber currently. Props to you and the people who took part in this.

[@n7x]

I was just looking for a showcase of this obscure level and ended up learning about the entire history and recreation of it. This is very impressive, even if it’s not 100% accurate, the depth that you and the team have gone to just to try and find any trace of this level is insane. I wonder if darkx still has rg saved on his computer. If he hasn’t swapped his hard drive it’s very likely he still has rg there, as gd game data is stored in the appdata folder and doesn’t get wiped if gd is uninstalled. Element 111 rg will remain to be one of the biggest mysteries ever in geometry dash, but a lot of it has been discovered thanks to you and the team.

[@Arconic_Tower]

Lovely video, lovely history, not so lovely level

[@itsorenji]

That’s a good way of describing it lol

[@xdgamer6969]

this is probably one of the best gd documentaries i’ve ever seen. i really didnt know the full details of this level and how it was, well almost completely restored. I really only knew about the level’s rate, unrate, and restoration. And now KNOWING what happened and how this mysterious level was ever rated in the first place blew my mind. I love every single second of this video, its incredibly well done. Great job to everyone that participated in this enormous project

[@IIIRainIII]

I was so excited for this and it was 100% worth the wait. imo one of the most underrated gd content creators

[@browniex5120]

I didn’t know this came out. I am so intrigued by the history of this ridiculous level. Amazing video.

[@frankie11998]

"It's MY sleepover, I get to choose the movie"

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

Exactly

[@Verttier]

The words effort, dedication and perseverance fall short when seeing everything that was done to find the level and then be able to restore it. I don't have much more to say, I've been passionate about your work and I definitely feel that it's the beginning of a new investigation, ICTX maybe I don't know but whatever it is, we'll look forward to it.

[@katiemilku]

the best you can get from ictx is probably people who remember parts of it, but I assume most were like me and gave up in the first few %

[@lucate]

DarkX: wants to keep the level a secret Also DarkX: makes a higly detailed, lengthy text wall describing a part of said level.

[@Moewist3]

I have an extremely vague memory of playing a level with jumps like the ones near the start. I don't exactly remember it I just remembered portal spam and I quit. Who knows, could've been this, or just some random level. Just thought I'd share this interesting memory. Note: That was around the time when I had 2 concussions so this could be completely made up.

[@ahmedmx3575]

this is porobably the best gd video i've ever seen, it sure is interesting and i cant wait to actually see element 111 rg fully restored, i know it will take a lot of time and effort but the effort is worth it, because this is the most interesting level i've ever and probably i'll ever see. it looks like you've put a lot of effort into this video and i appreciate that, i dont think anyone would've ever put that much effort into finding this level

[@zAlphii]

idea: pull out some CIA FBI Secret Service shit and try to track down DarkX, hold him at gunpoint to remake the whole level + whats confirmed to exist, and have that "updated" version be the official Element 111 Rg. W idea imo

[@phantorv1210]

😋🙏

[@callmewhateveryouwant5263]

sounds reasonable enough

[@0droidz]

To people who don't want to watch an hour of ranting about the worst but most unique top 1 ever, here's a shorter version of the video (how i would document it) A geometry dash creator named Arco on the Korean website Naver (who was in a community called Geometry Dash World) posted about hosting a level series with each level being a different element, for example the first level would be named Element 1 H. These levels were divided into 12 series of levels, with each one gradually getting harder, and the 12th set being near impossible. DarkX decided to join and had to make levels 111-118 on the project, but only ended up making one that got deleted for unknown reasons. Some of the other levels that were in the project were deleted for unknown reasons too, but only 27 LEVELS OUT OF THE 118 WERE FINISHED ANYWAY!! Element 111 Rg (roentgenium), a level by DarkX (foldering on Naver), was uploaded somewhere around April 7th to 10th of 2014. RobTop rated the level most likely due to using a lot of the new features in the beginning part, despite how incredibly difficult the rest of it was. RobTop doesn't really play the whole levels though. On April 11th, 2014, a secret way in the level was found at 3% by jumping onto the platform and jumping onto a corner of a block with spikes and holding until there's no more pillars. DarkX posted some mysterious message on Geometry Dash World before leaving the community (again, for unknown reasons). The level was deleted after, somewhere between May 21st to August 15th, with almost no trace that the level even existed. Later, around 2019 (or so i think), Stormfly and a few other people tried the best they could to try and get parts of the level (or maybe the actual level) and restore it. First thing they tried, GD copyables, nope, NONE EXISTED. Next thing was KZbin videos, NONE EXISTED OH WHAT A RELIEF THATS HELPFUL. Then they realized they could use Everyplay because it was basically a repl- ARE YOU KIDDING ME EVERYPLAY WAS SHUT DOWN A YEAR AGO. there's only one thing left. Look for information on Naver. They found images of the level, and that's about it, so now NAVER IS FUCKING USELESS OH MY GOD- oh wait we forgot about that kid that makes autos (also known as Honor on geometry dash world) TURNS OUT THE DUDE DIDN'T EVER FINISH IT AND WHEN WE DID GET A SNEAK PEEK OF IT IT WAS BROKEN!!!! yes Naver is not a choice anymore. In october of 2022, Stormfly and "the few other people" found out about something called Titanium Backup that could've been used to- FUCK YOU EVERY SINGLE BACKUP IS TOO LATE OR PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THEIR OLD PHONES!! So there's only ONE THING TO DO EVEN THOUGH I HAVE SAID THAT TWO TIMES. Ask people what they remember. Ok first we got uhhhhhhhhhhhhh- Oh wow we figured out why everyone kept dying at 41% maybe its because of that impossible brick barrier timing which was basically impossible straight fly. That's helpful. Well actually, Naver isn't useless. we found more info- Ok cool we found 6% of the level in the pain path woo. Ok enough talking JUST START BUILDING THE FUCKING LEVEL ALRE- And here's the playthrough. I cannot believe how this took us THREE FUCKING YEARS TO DO. (This took me like 20 minutes to type what the actual fuck)

[@Cyrus_got_verified]

I finished the video and can confirm that information is correct

[@tkienjoyer]

I can sympathize with you looking everywhere to try to find something that people are intentionally are trying to keep secret, realizing that your search is futile and any source of the thing you are looking for was at best, deleted multiple years ago. I have poured way too much time trying to find an alternate KZbin channel of a youtuber I used to watch that essentially went into hiding and told everyone in their community, the person reuploading their old videos, to keep it secret, and it is so frustrating just looking through the comments and replies and realizing that it is useless, just to get back to the grind a week later, racking your brain for any sort of source of new information. I hate it.

[@jaxson3690]

So you’re saying there were KZbin videos with element 111 rg featured in it and those people who created the videos deleted them after hearing about stormflys attempt to try and recover the level? Is that correct

[@tkienjoyer]

@@jaxson3690 no, it's about someone completely separate to gd

[@jaxson3690]

@@tkienjoyer ohhhh ok then. Do you think something similar happened to element 111 rg?

[@tkienjoyer]

@@jaxson3690 probably not intentionally, there might have been some everyplay footage as he said but I don't think anyone intentionally deleted footage of element 111 rg

[@HiAmDre]

This is one of the biggest mysteries this game has to offer and although it might be impossible to get the filler parts right, the restored level looks good enough. And the way you've presented this story is another thing of beauty. I have nothing else to say other than that everyone who helped restore this level did an amzing job and I'm happy to be a part of this community where things like this keeps happening lol

[@deucethespruce27]

Dude. This is interesting as hell. I am not the biggest fan of history of anything, but this is so weird. Massive respect for how much struggle you went through for an almost 2 minute level.

[@andreafiore3129]

Wow what a journey man, congratulations to u and whoever participated and helped in this project

[@GDNashit]

This level is terrifying in every sense possible, there's not a single level in the game scarier than this one, it feels like it came out of a god darn cheap creepypasta Hear me out: A level that was mysteriously deleted off the servers as if it gained sentience that refuses to be seen by anyone, throwing any kind of minor inconveniences and roadblocks onto any fool that tries to discover its true self that was created by a player who doesn't even feel like a real person but an extension of the level's own consciousness, intentionally keeping parts of it unseen by people. Like, seriously, a 15 second auto recording of the level being completely broken?? Nice one Element111Rg.exe, corrupting any video proof of what lies beyond the secret way!! And then you have Restoration Union with Stormfly as the leader, the completely helpless and tragic protagonist of this B Horror Movie. Huge props to you and your team, I'm proud to say I've been witnessing your efforts ever since no one even knew the song of the level in very early 2019, It's been real

[@LastPrismAlex]

exactly how i feel about this level, every single thing done in an effort to restore the level ended up being a dead end, it's like this is what DarkX wanted, an evil creator that wanted to keep the level hidden even after his departure, and now the level is potentially lost forever, it haunts me

[@geo1496]

@@LastPrismAlexthis is exactly why I find the search so fun, it’s almost like a neverending maze of dead ends when we know at some point somewhere there may be an end but have no clue where it is. we do know a bit more than what was mentioned in the video, but that only leads to more confusion. this level is the perfect example of gd lost media and i still have hope that one day we get the chance to see more of the level.

[@LastPrismAlex]

Storm and i are decently close, i also know some extra info about everything, finding the level is definitely promising, even if the chances are super low

[@geo1496]

@@LastPrismAlex oh I’m in restoration union so I know everything that’s been discovered about darkx haha i’m really hoping that what we know will allow us to contact darkx sometime in the future

[@LastPrismAlex]

here's to hoping, hope the guy's doing alright, he'll be surprised to hear what his infamous level has caused :p

[@ageometrydashplayer]

i love this video, great job stormfly

[@Turbostar_fe]

I think I'm speaking for all the people somewhat interested in the history of the game when I say that the work you and restoration union have done over the years is truly astonishing, and I've never been so interested in anything videogame related before. Not to mention the high video quality you offer us everytime. However, DarkX's gameplay style really is something else, I have never in my long time in this community saw anything this creatively evil, many other korean old creators had this unique garbage but somehow fascinating gameplay style, just not to this degree.

[@qballin1523]

I have to say it was actually crushing to see that someone had the level saved but it was just sadly not saved locally due to optimization. still, it's impressive how far you guys have gotten.

[@melxdygd9258]

The amount of effort gone into this looks immense and I admire you Storm for the amount of patients and curiosity to find this level. I love your channel and will continue to watch what you post. I hope one day that there is a miracle and more lost media or even hints of lost parts will be revealed. Also, that one ship part with those breaking block looks so god awful to play because of how straight you would have to fly. I hope you have a great New Year and look forward to your videos next year.

[@AstralNovaaa]

Stormfly’s voice is amazing for these stories/documentaries. Ever since i first heard that this level was a mystery, i wanted to know everything about it. Its crazy how a simple level in a $4 cube game can have such a huge backstory and mystery around it. Really hope that some day, maybe in the far future, this whole mystery will be solved, and we will have the full, complete version of Element 111 Rg…

[@Naka-wc3yo]

idk if its just me but his voice is kinda unnerving sometimes

I was looking for this video on your channel for a long time, but I couldn't find it and until now you uploaded it, lets goooo

[@cadelijoren]

Element 111 rg is like that one game you try to find when you played when you were in kindergarten or 1st grade.

[@ivn4843]

the aura and vibe this level and its history gives off is enough to make this most interesting,amazing and deepest story ive seen in my 7 years of knowing and playing the game,at least in my opinion. this video is a masterpiece,huge respects to you for carrying on with this restoration project for so long.

[@__grimmkind__]

brother, this was one of the most brutal levels ive seen, its crazy how the difficulty level its mostly like to be something from TODAY

[@sinksinksink]

i finally got to watch this in it's entirety and... wow! this is mindblowing! the amount of work you and everyone involved put into this is crazy! glad it paid off. i personally knew the level but i had no idea about the story surrounding it. thanks for this video!!!

[@DeltaHendreas]

Such an amazingly done video with one of the most interesting yet depressing stories in Geometry Dash. Ever since I got into the history and progress of Element 111 Rg, as well as it's efforts to be restored, obviously because of your early videos on it, I was always intrigued on what the final outcome would result in. Would the level be forever lost to time, or was it possible to properly recover it? I guess that's why it was so upsetting to hear that y'all in the Restoration Union were so close to fully finding the original level, but failing due to that one little mishap, but I was still hooked on what would come next, despite this level being old impossible garbage. Props to all of you for making any of this happen, and maybe we can finally close the book on this level once and for all! :) *_Edit:_* ...Never mind, I guess I was wrong. Maybe this story will never truly end...

[@cuteSalamyy]

oh wow, your content is good. I didnt even notice that this video started playing after your other video until i checked! Super smooth

[@piclebob]

This story deserve to be a whole movie. The search for the lost level is a tragic tale of untied ends and heart breaking moments. The restoration is the half satisfying reality of one of Geometry dash's biggest misteries. I hope one day we can uncover it

[@plejmys7936]

This is literally the best GD documentary video I've watched so far. Stormfly, tysm for over an hour of great fun! ;)

[@HequinoX]

I am presented with a dilema and I won't thank you for the headache Stormfly (jk, the vid is mad good) 😂 Also, considering I'm a boomer I'll add some notes down below from what I remember about "the old age lmao" This is going to sound weird, I'm at 31:11 when it is stated that the level was deleted at max the 15th of August... BUT, because there's a but. I started playing Geometry Dash in mid to late September 2014 (I fact-checked on when I bought it on the playstore), never cracked the game before or anything. I started looking at online levels not that long before 1.9 arrived (early November 2014). At the time I used to search for easy demons/secret ways, free stars basically. I vividly remember watching several videos which contained Rg (whether compilations of secret ways or simply videos performing the secret way in Rg). What's gonna be awkward is that the "unknown" name actually light up something in my head. What's even more strange is that I also vividly remember performing the secret way even though it was unrated to harder no star. Now is it my memory being fucked up? Probably. Does it confirms the existence of a copy of the level? Probably not either. When you first made a video on it, I did remember the story I presented in the previous paragraph being: searching for the level, finding it and playing it. But now that I am presented this date, the 15th of August, it feels weird. Did I play a recreation? Did I not find the level and moved on the next thing and assumed it was deleted? Probably the case. There was several levels I tried to search that were unrated and or deleted that I also do remember searching for levels and not finding them. Now that I have this date my memory is being reshaped. Did I freaking played it or not, well apparently not. Thank you for attending my ted talk The notes: -I can confirm there were videos of Rg on youtube, all I remember are players performing the secret way, the first one, I can't tell who, when exactly, etc but that's one thing. EDIT: If you ever want to try and dig that up (gl hf) I used to type in on youtube in late 2014: "geometry dash hidden roads" "geometry dash secret ways" and variants of those with "demons" with an s or without thrown into the mix. I also vividly remember the videos with deleted levels being old, like a few months old from when I watched them (assuming October 2014-march 2015 which is the most likely period), I would guess those videos were as old as march/april 2014. I genuinely remember commenting in my head stuff like "they're gonna be deleted" whenever I came across an old one. Based on the given dates of Rg in this video this lines up well. -I do not remember a single video showcasing a "second secret way" in Rg, only ever saw the first. (and saw it years before anyone documented it) -I MAY BE WRONG: but I think in practice mode breakable blocks reappears after you crash, meaning you'd have to physically one-shot the 41% section which is absolutely impossible on a 60hz device from the time. This is genuinely not reasonable to assume someone did it. So either Pamka had access to a copy or he speedhacked it but I would strongly challenge the fact he ever passed it. I know you guys have already theorized it all but just wanted to throw this in here.

[@geo1496]

thanks for your ted talk the only reason we really trusted pamka’s advice was that his memories lined up with other players’ memories, and it’s likely that darkx could’ve removed the breakable block ship in the nerfed version. as for the videos it’s not impossible for a video to have existed, i have done fairly extensive searches but mainly focusing on april 7-19, because on GW there’s a post saying someone was able to play Rg on the 19th because they had it in their saved folder. perhaps a video was uploaded after it was deleted off the servers, or maybe people have misinterpreted that statement but who knows

[@Regoshi]

Did youtube deleted my replies? Anyway, use myactivity to search your history

[@Daziryx]

what about searching on your gmail search history to see which videos you watched at the time? Google keeps track of every video you watched and if you check on the history it says 'watched X' video and it normally shows the thumbnail of said video, if you were to click on that, it'd send you straight to the video otherwise the video was made private/deleted. I found the link to TriAxis video based on that dated in December 2015. You could check anything you watched in between September-November 2014

[@geo1496]

@@Daziryx it would be strange to have a video in september when the level was deleted between April 16th and 19th

[@Regoshi]

I've found an old channel that showcased a lot of old levels with secret ways in it. Didn't find rg, although if you want to look it up the channel name is rigazmodz

[@RipJaws768]

Absolutely incredible work Stormfly. As someone who knows about this level since like early 2020 when you made the first video of it, i've always been fascinated about it, so I knew right away that when you uploaded this that I would love it. Can't wait to see what videos you will upload in 2023!

[@mathguy6138]

Awesome video, and amazing people trying to restore a... well... maybe not so amazing level... XD Great job Stormfly and Restoration Union co! Was just wondering, this is me just throwing an idea out there, but I have noticed that Pauze has been updating older levels with bugs and fixing them on other people's accounts. He has done it on both yellow and green accounts, so I was just thinking, wouldn't he be able to access BeKiD's account and save data and maybe even find the level? Or even access DarkX's account and find the level on there (since there's a possibility RobTop deleted the level and so it may still be on DarkX's save data)? Just some food for thought. :D Also, how can I get in contact with Arco? I'm thinking about restarting the series, with all old levels still in it, but maybe have some modern creators add some new ones and finally finish the series! Thanks for the video again and sorry this comment is so long, lol!

[@adteyk9359]

The level was confirmed to be deleted by RobTop himself so it might be on DarkX's account. Good idea!

[@ninjarc.2715]

DarkX doesn't have an account

[@geo1496]

first, the updates are not done through accounts, just robtop updating the levels from his end. darkx’s green account doesn’t even still exist, meaning he likely deleted the game or something. bekid doesn’t have the auto or pictures anymore, either. lastly, while he recognizes that people have been able to make good levels similar to the element series, arco has stated that only levels by the original team are the official levels, meaning no more levels will be added

[@mathguy6138]

@@geo1496 would an unfinished old level by an official creator that got finished by someone else be counted as an official level? Also, would a restored level that had gotten redecorated and/or buffed, made more fun to play and synced count as well?

[@GarryDumblowski]

I love your use of the Path of Pain music, how it gets more and more intense as you get more and more exasperated trying to find any evidence.

[@unreleasedymb01]

ive honestly been so interested in this level for years now and just remembered it existed the real level would be so cool to see honestly even though it probably wont ever happen

[@Doughyy736]

this is honestly amazing. all the work put into finding this level, just wow.

[@fouriousbanana6966]

The worst part about Stormfly's videos is that they end. Ok, but seriously, this is a literal movie at this point.

[@ujkloin]

i agree in the sense that this level has been updated since then and im dying to know why lol

[@ignDevi]

lastprismalex did a great job editing this. nice video!

[@Topunito]

Judging by the screenshot, Rg was BARELY out of the 20 most recent. That's unbelievably tragic.

[@SpideRhcr2]

Ive heard ot was the 25th. Tragic

[@thatsoupguy]

a gd youtuber of the highest quality. thanks for this amazing adventure storm!

[@lilv728]

Super interesting video. That being said give robtop a break when it comes to the code behind GD! I think the game runs without any hiccups most of the time and he's one man! Debugging code is hard and it can take months just to find out what's causing a bug! (I'm a comp sci major I'm learning a lot about this stuff in school and it made me feel sympathetic towards rob)

[@Stormfly]

Thank you for watching :) I do want to point out also that I have graduated college and I have the title Technical Artist to throw around. I have programmed multiple games (both 2D and 3D) with groups or by myself so I am of course very aware of the difficulties of developing a video game. I have a fair bit of inside information of how Geometry Dash is programmed, I've even been lucky enough to see some of the code that runs any level in the game. The code was incredibly basic which is fair enough, but it is also oddly structured. Robtop used operators I don't think I have ever used, nor have I ever known or seen anyone found good use for them (specifically these ones /=). But a more blatant complaint would be him using integers for sprite rotation, not following the hexadecimal system for when creating sprites (256x256 and 512x512 and etc is common practice, his numbers are all over the place), decoration blocks being different sizes in the files and instead of fixing them, he re-scales them in-game, etc etc. I obviously understand that some bugs of his are not his fault and I acknowledge that fact whenever those bugs come into conversation. But seeing as this person is someone who makes millions of dollars on the game supposedly every year and spends $20,000 every month maintaining the server from his home, yet over the past 6 years has been reluctant of updating or fixing stuff when it only becomes a massive problem in his eyes, it is hard not bearing resentment towards this man.

[@eichornfilm7122]

@@Stormfly Does he even make millions of dollars over the years by being the only developer of a game with a few million paid downloads/installations even with ads on the lite version? And maybe he doesnt even earn that much money from the game at the moment in comparison to past years.

[@cupidbleh]

The amount of time and effort put into this is insane, so glad that you even had the motivation to keep going. Props to you and everyone else that helped make this video become possible

[@averagelizard2489]

Btw if you eant uodates on tne level, it's being Verified by TheRealMike, the original unnerfed version, he has it in 2 runs after 100,000 Attempts. He says it's Top 1.

[@JoeDan54]

I'm pretty sure there is actually a feature for looking back in old youtube videos. Type in "before:(year) (search term)" without the quotation marks or the brackets, and you'll narrow it down some. Idk how much that'll help, but it does exist as a tool to search for older youtube videos.

[@ninjarc.2715]

Yep, you could do something like searching: "before:2014-4-15 after:2014-4-7 geometry dash" But it probably wont show anything interesting.

[@mm.ss.]

@@ninjarc.2715it didn't

[@AbsmanXD]

I am gonna watch this later but ever since you released that video on May 2020 and I watched it, I've gotten really hooked up over old levels. It's very fascinating that a level can have such a story.

[@whatafoolbelieeeeves]

"There was a way that could be abused that I blocked. Set as demon." such wise words from robert

[@heybroimsopro]

This is the best GD video I've watched so far...

[@oAkosha]

GD documentarys are the best

[@pyplioud]

Masterpiece video, incredible edition, thank you so much, this is incredible.

[@MaBooBas556]

Can't wait to watch this video all the way through twice.

[@user-ix4il2ql2v]

One of the best videos I've ever seen. This level is so interesting to me and I'd only now just heard about it.